2. When the righteous increase, the people rejoice,but when the wicked rule, the people groan.
3. He who loves wisdom makes his father glad,but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.
4. By justice a king builds up the land,but he who exacts gifts tears it down.
5. A man who flatters his neighborspreads a net for his feet.
6. An evil man is ensnared in his transgression,but a righteous man sings and rejoices.
7. A righteous man knows the rights of the poor;a wicked man does not understand such knowledge.